North Carolina Central Eagles

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Wake Forest and Duke have been getting it done on defense.

The instate Atlantic Coast Conference rivals meet Saturday in their league opener, and both have defenses that have been overshadowed by offenses that were at opposite ends of the spectrum during their openers.

Neither team allowed a touchdown in opening-game victories, with Wake Forest beating Tulane 7-3 and Duke taking care of North Carolina Central 49-6.

"The challenge is twofold," Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said. "We've got to get better (on offense) from Week 1, and we've got a challenging group to do it against."

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